Joseph McAuley

In an address to students at the University of Notre Dame on February 7 1968 a good man said this ldquo We need to make a national examination of conscience Why do we need a national examination of conscience Because suddenly we Americans seem to be panicking It rsquo s time to stop moaning a

With the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord on Sunday January 11th the Christmas season officially came to an end nbsp The multi-colored lights of the festive Christmas trees have been turned off and all the decorations have been taken down The holly and the ivy have disappeared and have become b

Once upon a Christmas Eve many years ago When I was a wide-eyed young boy My head was full of anticipated Christmas joys That were to come in the morning when all would be merry and bright Where amidst the wrappings of all those presents upon the tree There would be Christmas cheer for e

Given the state of race relations in our country it may seem superfluous to be writing about the remembrance of a person who is popularly portrayed in the culture as a white bearded jolly fellow in a red suit and black boots with a sack overloaded with presents for expectant children waiting and dr

My Dear Doctor Franklin As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches I thought I rsquo d sit right down and write you a letter Since you were famous for words both for the written as well as the spoken variety I have taken the opportunity mdash nay the liberty mdash of sending some thoughts your way

I cannot help but think about John F Kennedy these days I think of him not just because of that November day so long ago now when he entered that limousine smiled and waved and met that cruel fate with that limousine leaving behind in its wake a numbing ache that never went away and never-endi

Today November 11th is Veterans Day a day set aside to honor and remember the service of those countless men and women who throughout American history answered the summons to ldquo duty honor country rdquo when the times required it when precious rights and liberties had to be defended aga

We know for certain when the summer months are truly over the warm sunny days recede into the distance of memory and evolve into the long dark winter evenings of the present the humid breezes turn into an autumn chill the green grass fades while the many-colored leaves start their migration from

Over two October days Iattended a Flannery O rsquo Connor forumin which enough people attended to make up a quorum nbsp I learned many things which I didn rsquo t know beforeabout prayer and writing and everything in between mdash About how Flannery saw it all in her prayers sight unseen how she w